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Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2001 09:57:39 PDT
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Floppy disk drive

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In <0GKC003V9RCA0P@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net>, on 09/27/01
at 08:07 PM, sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro) said:

>My floppy disk drive is acting up. Specifically, it reads the first
>floppy disk put in, but subsequent floppy disks are not read. A Dir gives
>the contents of the FIRST floppy.

This usually means the drive is dirty, or more specifically, the sensor
that detects diskette changes is dirty. Before replacing the drive, try
to clean it out with compressed air. If you can identify the sensor, it
can be cleaned with cleaning solution or alchohol.

Steven

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